Jon Mugar

“What’s most interesting to me, as a basketball fan, is what’s going to happen when you put truly the only emphasis on winning,” tournament founder Jon Mugar tells KYW Newsradio. “Team basketball is the only thing that matters, players’ statistics don’t really matter, it’s all about how the team performs together.”

Mugar says this was an idea that was three years in the works.

Fans that check out the tournament will see a lot of familiar faces as several former City 6 players are taking part as well as tons of other familiar names.

The first-round is Friday, rounds two and three will be Saturday. On Sunday it is the semifinals and then the two teams will meet in the championship on June 28th. That game will be hosted by one of the teams in the game.

Tickets are available for the tournament, they can be purchased hereor at the door at the Gallagher Center at Philadelphia University.

Coming on board at KYW was a homecoming for Matt Leon. Born and raised in southern New Jersey, Matt is a radio veteran who moved away from the Delaware Valley for several years before returning to join the Newsradio team.
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